Geis S, Fuller R L
Hosp J. 1985 Fall;1(3):17-36. doi: 10.1080/0742-969x.1985.11882534.
AIDS, a recently discovered, contagious, potentially fatal disease has created alarm in some segments of our society. Policy makers in hospices and all facilities that care for dying patients can benefit from the experience of others who have already cared for AIDS patients. This article is a report about the experiences of care givers in hospice settings that have received only a few AIDS patients, all of whom were young, gay males. The psychosocial impact of AIDS patient care on hospice staff is one of the issues that must be addressed if the experience is going to be a positive one for both the hospice and the patient/patient family. Three suggestions are made about hospice procedures that may decrease problems: successful acknowledgement of institutional and personal fear and anxiety; adequate inservice training; development of strong support networks.
艾滋病是一种最近发现的、具有传染性的、潜在致命的疾病，已在我们社会的一些阶层引起恐慌。临终关怀机构以及所有照料濒死患者的机构的政策制定者，可以从那些已经照料过艾滋病患者的其他人的经验中受益。本文是一篇关于临终关怀机构中护理人员经历的报告，这些机构只接收过少数艾滋病患者，他们全都是年轻的男同性恋者。如果这种经历要对临终关怀机构和患者/患者家属都产生积极影响，那么艾滋病患者护理对临终关怀机构工作人员的心理社会影响就是必须解决的问题之一。针对临终关怀程序提出了三点建议，这些建议可能会减少问题：成功认识到机构和个人的恐惧与焦虑；提供充分的在职培训；建立强大的支持网络。
